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Pupils who drink, smoke and take drugs more likely to be unhappy, data shows The latest data from NHS Digital looked at young people aged 11 to 15 (PA) School pupils who have recently smoked, drunk alcohol and taken drugs are more likely to be unhappy, new figures have revealed. The latest data from[…]

Essex: Five deaths in 36 hours possibly linked to same batch of drugs Police warn anyone considering taking Class A drugs in the Essex area that they are investigating the deaths of five people Police believe the deaths may be linked to Class A drugs Police are investigating whether the deaths of five people are[…]

Ebola: How a disease is prevented from spreading Marie Roseline Darnycka Belizaire (L) helps to lead WHO efforts to tackle Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo. WHO For health workers on the frontlines of the battle against Ebola, time means everything. Earlier this month, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared an international health emergency in[…]

Charity tech ideas share £370,000 in funding. Eight organisations, including those supporting low-income families and survivors of domestic abuse, are to share £370,000 to develop tech ideas for good causes. The money is being handed out through Comic Relief and Paul Hamlyn Foundation’s Tech for Good Fund. Those to be awarded charity tech grants include Alexandra Rose Charity, which supports families[…]

ORCHA partners with mental health charity to protect young people. Young people at risk of suicide now have access to clinically-proven digital tools thanks to a new partnership between health app evaluation organisation ORCHA and charity Papyrus. ORCHA has provided the mental health charity with a microsite to allow young people to manage their own[…]

‘Technology is an extra pair of hands for new mums’: Helpful apps and tools for new parents. ‘They say that nothing can prepare a new parent for when their baby comes home, but in this day and age, we can do our utmost to be as prepared as we can be’. With my 11-month-old son[…]

Theresa May’s ‘legacy’ on child mental health is one of under funding and neglect. Masuma Rahim is a clinical psychologist Photograph: FatCamera/Getty Images Theresa May is approaching her final weeks in office and, unsurprisingly, she is looking to distract us from the Brexit-shaped mess that she has created in favour of leaving a rather more[…]

The gay men breaking blood donation rules. GETTY IMAGES Men who have sex with men are barred from giving blood in England, Scotland and Wales for three months after sexual activity – but some are deciding to break the rules. “It galls me every time I hear an advert on the radio asking for people[…]

Hyponatraemia whistle blower and health service failed. BBC News NI Health Correspondent An investigation into how a whistle blower’s hyponatraemia concerns were handled by officials has found the wrong conclusions were reached. The concerns were on the adequacy of searches in 2004 on Western Health Board premises for documents relating to the hyponatraemia inquiry. The[…]

‘Youth violence should be seen as a health issue’. Photograph: Martin Godwin/The Guardian When John Poyton was working as a youth counsellor in south London, a young man turned up to his appointment wearing a thick, hooded top on a hot day. “I asked him why he still had his hoodie on and he told[…]

More than 100,000 children denied mental health treatment each year, figures suggest. Tens of thousands of 10-17 year olds seeking help turned away from NHS trusts because problems not deemed ‘serious’ enough, warns Children’s Society A report by the Children’s Society finds that 60 per cent of children referred to mental health services in 2017 were not treated[…]

Spotting mental health issues in school children. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA The news that Theresa May is focusing on mental health training for teachers (Report, 17 June) left me speechless. As I read on in the paper about the failure of NHS care for children with autism, the closure of Sure Start centers, and the government’s weak[…]